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a) My best friend, and I go to school together.
b) My best friend and I go to school together!
c) My best friend and I go to school together.
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What is the subject of the sentence
"The cat is sleeping"
Answer: What is "The cat"?
Definition: A subject is a noun, which is a person, place, thing, or idea. Every sentence has to have two parts: a subject and a verb (or predicate). The subject tells us who or what is the focus of the sentence.
a) The team plays good in the first half, but not so well in the second half.
b) The team plays well in the first half but not so well in the second half.
c) The team plays good in the first half but not so well in the second half.
The adjective 'good' to 'well' for proper grammar.
Option (b): "The team plays well in the first half but not so well in the second half."
The happy child played in the park.
Explanation: "Happy" describes the noun "child" and functions as an adjective.
Definition: An adjective, also known as a describing word is used to describe a person, place, animal, object, thing, or thought. They nearly always come before or after a noun to enhance its description.
He said, "I can't believe you did that", and stormed out of the room.
Correct Answer: He said, "I can't believe you did that, and stormed out of the room."
a. Neither the dog nor the cats are allowed on the couch.
b. Neither the dog nor the cat is allowed on the couch.
c. Neither the dog nor the cats be allowed on the couch.
The correct answer is b.
The subject "Neither...nor" takes a singular verb when the elements are singular.
What is the difference between "your" and "you're"?
Answer: "your" is a possessive pronoun, and "you're" is a contraction of "you are."
Explanation: "Your" indicates possession, while "you're" is a contraction used for "you are."
Identify the correct form:
She is the (tallest/taller) person in the room.
Answer: "tallest"?
Explanation: "Tallest" is the superlative form when comparing more than two items.
a) John walked into the room, sat down, and started reading a book.
b) John walked into the room sat down and started reading, a book.
c) John walked into the room, sat down and started reading a book.
Correct Answers:
Complete the sentence:
Despite feeling tired, ...
Answer: "Despite feeling tired, I decided to finish my homework"?
Correct the tense in the following sentence:
She eats lunch when she finishes her homework.
Answer: "She will eat lunch when she finishes her homework"
Definition: Verb tense refers to the form of a verb indicating when an action takes place or when a condition exists (past, present, or future).
What is an adverb?
Explanation: "Quickly" modifies the verb "finished" and functions as an adverb.
Definition: An adverb is a word that can modify or describe a verb, adjective, another adverb, or entire sentence. Adverbs can be used to show manner (how something happens), degree (to what extent), place (where), and time (when).
a) "After dinner, she went to the store but forgot to buy milk."
b) "After dinner; she went to the store but forgot to buy milk."
c) "After dinner she went to the store, but forgot to buy milk."
a) 'After dinner, she went to the store but forgot to buy milk'
Correct the sentence:
"Him and me went to the store."
Answer: "He and I went to the store"?
Explanation: "Him" should be replaced with "He," and "me" should be replaced with "I" to maintain proper subject pronouns.
Definition: A subject pronoun is used in a sentence to replace a subject noun and avoid repetition.
Fix the sentence:
She don't like chocolate
Answer: "She doesn't like chocolate".
Explanation: "Don't" should be replaced with "doesn't" to match the singular subject "She."
a) She has a really nice singing voice.
b) She has a really nicely singing voice.
c) She has a really nice singer's voice.
the adjective 'nice' describes the noun 'voice'
Option (a): "She has a really nice singing voice."
a) "After dinner, she went to the store but forgot to buy milk."
b) "After dinner; she went to the store but forgot to buy milk."
c) "After dinner she went to the store, but forgot to buy milk."
a) 'After dinner, she went to the store but forgot to buy milk'
Complete the sentence:
"Having finished the race, ____."
Answer: "Having finished the race, she felt a sense of accomplishment"?
Definition: A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed.
Eliminate the double negative in the sentence:
Identify the part of speech for the word "running"
"She enjoys running."
Answer: This is a gerund.
Explanation: "Running" is a verb form ending in -ing and functions as a noun in this sentence.
Definition: A gerund is a noun formed from a verb that refers to an action, process, or state. In English, gerunds end in `-ing,' for example `running' and `thinking.'